2 Quotes & Sayings By Paul Thiry
Paul Thiry was a Swiss sculptor and woodcutter who worked in a garden that was a gift from his mother, Baroness Caroline Salviati. He was born in Berlin, Germany. After graduating from the University of Geneva with a degree in law, he moved to Italy, where he settled in Florence and received a scholarship to study at the Accademia di Belle Arti. In 1808, he moved to Milan, where he worked as an assistant to François-André Vincent
He is known for his small-scale woodcuts, which are unusual for the seventeenth century.